Rolling Timer for Open Mat
Open mat rolling rounds are usually five or six minutes with a short reset between, which matches white and blue belt competition length. Longer rounds of eight to ten minutes are used for upper belts and conditioning.
Live, and already set to 6:00 rounds with 0:30 between. It is free, it needs no account, and once the page has loaded it keeps running with the wifi off. Open it full screen →
Rolling for Open Mat round structure
| Standard rounds | 5–6 min, 30 s reset |
| Upper belt rounds | 8–10 min |
| Shark tank | Fresh partner every round, no rest |
Common academy practice. Competition lengths are on the BJJ page.
Questions
How long is a rolling round?
Five or six minutes in most academies, with a short reset to find the next partner.
Why only thirty seconds of rest?
It is long enough to change partners and no longer. A full minute on an open mat turns into a conversation.
Does it keep running if the wifi drops?
Yes. Once the page has loaded it needs nothing from the network.
Ask your coach to put this on the gym TV. It is free, it works on anything with a browser, and it runs on its own once it is up.
Gyms that want their own name, logo and colors on it instead of ours pay $99 once — no subscription, no per-screen fee. How that works →
Start the timer